Corelation of PI3-K Phosphorylated Products and Th2 Cytokine in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

ABSTRACT

【Objective】To observe the expression of PI3-K phosphorylated products and elucidate the correlation between PI3-K phosphorylated products and Th2 cytokine in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC).【Methods】14 patients with active lupus nephritis and 12 controls were selected,PI3-K phosphorylated products were detected by immunoprecipitation and Western blotting,RT-PCR was used to observe interleukin-6 mRNA and interleukin-10 mRNA expression.【Results】In either spontaneous condition or stimulated by anti-CD3 antibody,the expression of PI3-K phosphorylated products in patients with active lupus nephritis were higher than those of the controls(1.14±0.23 vs 0.46±(0.12，P=0.023;2.09±0.63 vs 0.65±0.14，P=0.016).The expression of PI3-K phosphorylated products in active lupus nephritis showed a positive correlation with interleukin-6 mRNA and interleukin-10 mRNA (r=0.652,P=0.008;r=0.718,P=0.007).PY294002,one of specific inhibitor of PI3-K,inhibited significantly the expression of interleukin-6 mRNA(2.32±0.51 vs 0.57±0.15,P=0.009) and interleukin-10 mRNA (1.71±0.33 vs 0.67±0.11,P=0.006) in stimulated PBMC in active lupus nephritis.【Conclusion】PI3-K can involve in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis by inducing the overexpression of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10.